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Constitutional Matter An organization’s constitution defines its form, structure, activities, character, and fundamental values. Our Students’ Union constitution is there to assist the SRC, and the students abroad, to create and harbor a democratically animate university community. It is a set of rules that govern the activities of the Union. Throughout the year the Constitution Committee chaired by the VP Administration checks our constitution to ensure that it is best fit to serve its purpose. If you have any questions or queries about our constitution talk to the VP Administration. A constitution is meant to be a long-term document, hence it can not be too specific to individual events. However, it is must also be precise enough to deter confusion or misunderstanding. One law of the Constitution that demonstrates this is the provision that any amendments to the Constitution must be tabled for two weeks and then approved by at least two-thirds of the voters. Our Constitution includes important information like the responsibilities of the SRC voting members, non-voting members and staff and who is to be a member of the Union. To view the current Constitution of the St. Thomas University Students' Union, click here. The By-Laws of a constitution are intended to be rules that govern the internal management of the Union. These are, like the Constitution, intended to be long-term policies as it also takes two weeks to amend a By-Law. However, if there is a contradiction between the By-Laws and the Constitution, the law in the Constitution overrules the one in the By-Laws. Our By-Laws has important information about elections, how the meetings are to be run, and what happens if someone is to resign. To view the current By-Laws of the St. Thomas University Students' Union, click here. The St. Thomas University Students' Union Policy Manual serves to provide a basic framework of the Union's many areas of focus. The Policy Manual includes internal policies regarding finances, human resources, and council operations, position statements on relevant student issues, job descriptions of Union staff, awards, and many other important issues. Sound interesting to you? See them here. For more information, please contact Kristin Eldon, Constitution Committee Chair, at su_vpadmin@stu.ca. |
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